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But , afterward , as the sacrifice was burning a small part of the flesh fel upon the
ground , which the priest took up , and ... Pygmalion had heard of , he cause ' d
the priest with his wife to be thrown down a rock , and gave the priests office to ...
But , afterward , as the sacrifice was burning a small part of the flesh fel upon the
ground , which the priest took up , and ... Pygmalion had heard of , he cause ' d
the priest with his wife to be thrown down a rock , and gave the priests office to ...
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This abominable superstition seems to prove that there is not in the whole world
a single body of priests , which has not contributed to the Theding of human
blood . ( Langlès , Fables et contes Indiens , xix . ) Upon these sacrificeës the ...
This abominable superstition seems to prove that there is not in the whole world
a single body of priests , which has not contributed to the Theding of human
blood . ( Langlès , Fables et contes Indiens , xix . ) Upon these sacrificeës the ...
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The priest , in his facerdotal habits , strips her , strangles her , puls out her heart ,
and cafts it in the face of the idol . ... On the fourth day the priests open his belly ,
tear out his heart , besmear the idol with his blood , and eat his flesh as sacred .
The priest , in his facerdotal habits , strips her , strangles her , puls out her heart ,
and cafts it in the face of the idol . ... On the fourth day the priests open his belly ,
tear out his heart , besmear the idol with his blood , and eat his flesh as sacred .
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The Bramins , as priests , have , possiblely , emancipateëd themselves from the
strictness of the law , of which they are the sole expositors . The Birman priests ,
on their induction , are enjoin ' d not to deprive any animal of life ; such deeds ...
The Bramins , as priests , have , possiblely , emancipateëd themselves from the
strictness of the law , of which they are the sole expositors . The Birman priests ,
on their induction , are enjoin ' d not to deprive any animal of life ; such deeds ...
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I The bonzes , or Japonese priests , abstain from animal food ; § and so do the
talapoins , or priests of Siam ; at least they shed no blood ; being forbiden by their
religion , which teaches the transmigration of souls : they make no scruple ...
I The bonzes , or Japonese priests , abstain from animal food ; § and so do the
talapoins , or priests of Siam ; at least they shed no blood ; being forbiden by their
religion , which teaches the transmigration of souls : they make no scruple ...
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Page 55 - Nor think, in nature's state they blindly trod; The state of nature was the reign of God: Self-love and social at her birth began, Union the bond of all things, and of man. Pride then was not; nor arts, that pride to aid; Man walk'd with beast, joint tenant of the shade, The same his table, and the same his bed; No murder cloath'd him, and no murder fed.
Page 166 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
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| Title | An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food: As a Moral Duty |
| Author | Joseph Ritson |
| Publisher | R. Phillips, 1802 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 236 pages |
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